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MAT, Especially Vivitrol, Gets a Foothold in the Criminal Justice System Interventionists Should be Open and Transparent with Programs TRI Reports on Shortfalls of Adolescent Treatment Project Synergy: DEA Raids Synthetic Drug Purveyors CRC Resolves Medicaid Fraud Allegations with $9.2 Million Sum Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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National Quality Forum Seeks Input from Treatment Field Parents Group Determined to Add $10 Million to N.J. Treatment Programs Seven Categories for Best Practices Workshop Participants Key Variables in a State's Readiness To Impose an Alcohol Tax One Mother's Story Letter Pleads Case for Parity School Districts Implement Drug Testing as Philosophical Divide Lingers Three Prerequisites for Student Drug Testing Briefly Noted Business Names in the News Resources Coming Up     

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Mothers Addicted to Meth Face Losing their Children; Crisis Looms in Child Welfare Systems Two Studies Show Disparate Triggers for Gambling Who Are the Friends of NIDA? Meth Treatment Works: Friends of NIDA Federal Grants Available for School Drug Tests Senate Subcommittee Approves $300 Million for Drug‐Free Schools SAMHSA Awards $60 Million for SA Services to Homeless Coming Up…     

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RWJF Departure from Addiction Grants Means $50 Million a Year Less for the Field Addiction Clinicians Tread Carefully Amid Medication Options Recovery Inside San Quentin Prison, Training Inmate Counselors What's Happening on Capitol Hill: Block Grant Appropriations Child Welfare Bill Includes $40 Million for FY 2007 for Treatment Advocacy Alert: Bring Parity to a Vote Briefly Noted Business To the Editor Coming Up     

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Health Care Reform and Parity: Twin Worries for the Field Affiliation Enhances SA Continuum for Largest Community‐Based Provider Providers' Role in Preventing and Treating Problem Gambling Montana Treatment System Gets Additional $3 Million Methadone Induction Death Raises Questions Briefly Noted State News Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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States and Providers Face Increased Accountability on How Block Grant is Spent Agencies Progress in Veterans' Care by Embracing Military Culture NOMs Measures Alabama to Investigate 112 Uncertified Programs SAMHSA Gives ASAM $1.5 Million to Train M.D.s in Prescribing Methadone DASIS Report Looks at Differences Between First‐Time, Repeat Admissions Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Resources Business Coming up     

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With Budget Deal Done, California Treatment Programs Avoid the Worst Cuts Maryland Project Brings Foundation Support for In‐Prison, Re‐Entry Treatment Letter to California Providers from ADP States Consider Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Michael Phelps: A Reflection of Ourselves? NAATP on the Stimulus Package Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

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NAATP Cites $500,000 in Credit Card Charges in Hunsicker Firing Research Findings Assist Prescribers in Spotting Risk Factors for Rx Abuse To Integrate Addiction Treatment, Physicians Call for Collaboration JAMA on Integration Models of Integrated Care Calif. Budget Proposal Would Eviscerate Methadone Treatment WHO Calls for Restrictions on Alcohol Marketing Binge‐Drink Risk Drops Dramatically After Age 25 $210 Million Increase Requested for SAPT Block Grant Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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New Treatment Money for West Virginia Providers under Justice Reinvestment Act OTPs Confront Price Challenges as They Diversify Drug Options Documentary Trailer Outrages W.Va. Town SUDs Mentioned at White House Meeting on Mental Health $26.9 Million Increase for SA Services in Texas Budget NIAAA Study Shows Varenicline Reduces Alcohol Consumption BFC and Hazelden Pursue Alliance State News Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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Jails, Probation Speak Out in Favor of Methadone Treatment NY Treatment Providers Get $8.5 Million for Higher Counselor Salaries, Health Insurance Mexican President Demands Changes in Decriminalization Bill Categories of OASAS Awards Programs Receiving OASAS Residential Treatment Program Awards Cost Report, Court Ruling Lend Momentum to Canada SA Efforts COJAC Puts Substance Abuse and Mental Health on Equal Footing, in Philosophy if Not in Dollars AHRQ Study: $2 Billion on Alcohol Abuse for Inpatients Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Persons Under the Influence a Frequent Target of Tasers; Effects Remain Murky Oklahoma to Close Treatment Beds and Lay Off State Workers W. Va. Governor Calls for $23.5 Million for Substance Abuse Funding Goals of Governor's Drug Plan California's Senate Bill 707 Spells R‐E‐S‐P‐E‐C‐T Study: News About ODs May Have Led to Increased Abuse of Opioids Okla. Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Budget Reduction Summary Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Co‐Occurring Disorders Can Be Treated Within SAPT Block Grant Advocates Optimistic as Second Chance Act Clears House Committee Doctor's Sentence Highlights Challenges of Methadone Treatment Recovery Month Slated for Elimination by President's Proposed Budget SAMHSA Announces $96 Million in Access to Recovery Grants Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Provider Organizations Weigh Merits of Giving the Media Access to Patients Second Chance Act to Add $110 Million a Year for Treatment and Other Services Alcohol Problems Highest in Rural Western/Midwestern States SAMHSA Reports Show ‘tween’ Drug of Choice is Inhalants Caron CEO on Medical Leave After DWI Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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As States Move to Embrace Gambling, Treatment Providers Urged to Get Training A Community Health Focus Drives Diversification at Mass. Agency Commentary: CSAT's Clark Rebuts McLellan‐Tai Article Clarification: Primary Care SBIRT Information Integration: Threat or Opportunity? N.Y. Governor Proposes $3.5‐Million Reduction for OASAS Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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Knowledge of Mental Disorders Required for Client Service, Counselor Careers Peer‐Led Services Begin to Emerge as Adjunct to Treatment NAADAC Workforce Development Conference Focus on Attracting and Retaining Counselors Peer Session Encourages Abstinence N.J. Treatmentproviders Group Seeks Restoration of Terminated Grant New Endorsement for Adolescent Services Coming from NAADAC Open Meeting on Medicare Drug Rule Effect's on Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Treatment Included in $7.2 Million for Jail Diversion Programs for Mentally Ill Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Sober Home Deaths in New York Spur Calls for Regulation Federal Data Show Self‐Help Groups as Integral Part of Individuals' Support The Fair Housing Act on Protecting Alcoholics and Drug Addicts Methadone Programs in Massachusetts Warn of More Cuts Arkansas Task Force Calls for Treatment Expansion Buprenorphine Offered at the Window for Stable Patients Update and Correction: Illinois Governor Restores $55 Million Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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EHR Costs for Addiction Treatment Programs: $100,000 and up Unit Reinforces Addiction Medicine via Affiliation with Yale School SAMHSA Workforce Report Has Landed Florida Cities Lobby to Restrict Sober Homes Statewide Five Reasons a Recovery Focus Strengthens Everything Aetna Uses Pharmacy Benefit to Discourage Opioid Abuse Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Recovery Coaches — New Standards for Volunteers Only? Programs Treating Offenders Should Provide Specialized Services Oregon Audit Finds Not Treating Offenders Costly West Virginia Launches Database to Let CPS Scan Drug Arrests Drug Tests for Welfare Vetoed by North Carolina Governor Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up